Don't forget that the Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Beekeepers Association Incorporated will be held on Monday 9^th August at 7:30 pm at the Union Church Terrace Centre in Johnsonville. Items on the agenda will include the usual President’s Report, Presentation of the Accounts by the Treasurer, and the election of an executive committee. Nominations for positions on the executive committee will be called for at the AGM.

If any of you are willing to serve on the committee, but are unsure of what commitment is involved, please contact one of the existing committee members (Richard Hatfield, James Scott, Doug Purdie, John Burnet, Mary-Ann Lindsay, Bill Allan, Andrew Beach).

A further significant item of business to be transacted at the AGM is the adoption of a revised constitution for the association. The existing constitution does not completely reflect the way in which the club now wishes to operate, and so it is appropriate to consider amendments. A proposal setting out the revisions to be sought will, shortly be mailed to members for their consideration.

Members are reminded that their annual subscriptions are now due. Please complete the form on page 3 and send to the Treasurer, Mary-Ann Lindsay. Those members who have not paid by September will cease to receive newsletters.

Don't forget that the annual mead competition will take place in August (not July as suggested in last month’s magazine). Refer to the minutes of the May meeting (page 2) for competition rules. You should have prepared your mead samples by now. Note that entries are to be submitted in clear round bottles (preferably 750ml size).

Dariel Ferguson of 76 Lindler Ave., Raumati South, ph 04-297 9450, would like two hives put in his garden. He is not interested in keeping bees himself.